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- 3 - <br />Officers: <br />x The OCES System Medical Director will serve as the chairperson of the Peer <br />Review Committee. <br />x Two OCES System Assistant Medical Directors will serve as the vice chairs. <br />x The OCES Quality Assurance Coordinator will serve as the Peer Review <br />Secretary. The secretary will be responsible for sending notification of meetings, <br />will keep and distribute minutes, and shall maintain an attendance roster. <br />Appointment of Members: <br />x At the December meeting, the chairperson will ask the general membership for <br />recommendations for additional or replacement members. <br />x The appointment of members to the Peer Review Committee will be by the EMS <br />Core Committee, defined above. <br />x The EMS Core Committee will either appoint the person(s) recommended by the <br />Peer Review Committee, or report back to the Peer Review Committee with the <br />reason that the recommended individual is not appointed. <br />Terms of Membership: <br />x The term for general membership is for two years, at which time the EMS Core <br />Committee may re-appoint the member or seek recommendation from the Peer <br />Review Committee for other members. <br />Meeting Attendance and Quorum for Business: <br />x Peer Review Committee Members are encouraged to attend all meetings. <br />x Members who are absent from two consecutive meetings will be sent a letter by <br />the Peer Review Committee Secretary reminding them of the importance of the <br />Peer Review Function. <br />x Members who are absent from four consecutive meetings will be suspended from <br />the Committee pending review by the EMS Core Committee. <br />x A quorum of the members for meeting purposes is at least five members present. <br />Confidential Documents and Records: <br />x In the course of its business, the Peer Review Committee will review both the <br />medical records of identifiable patients and the personnel records of identifiable <br />EMS or Hospital personnel. <br />x All these documents and records are confidential and not to be circulated or <br />released outside of committee meetings. <br />x Other materials submitted for the review of the Peer Review Committee which do <br />not clearly identify either patients or personnel may become public record as <br />noted by G.S. 143-518. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD